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LoCastro cleared, charge dropped
A state prosecutor dismissed a misdemeanor domestic battery charge against Collier County Commissioner Rick LoCastro after mounting defense evidence that his accuser lied and had made similar false accusations against other boyfriends and her ex-husband. The case was dropped Sept. 24, the day Eden Blythe Looney, 48, of Marco Island, was to undergo a deposition by top defense attorney Donald Day, who had gathered evidence and numerous witnesses to prove she lied.